Contents
- About ABC
- Eligibility Criteria
- Application Information
- Accreditation Survey
- Accreditation Survey Process
- Accreditation Decisions
- Accreditation Fees
- Maintaining Your Accreditation
- Complaint Process
- Announcing and Promoting Your Accreditation
- Accreditation Standards and Compliance Tips
- Administrative Standards (AD)
- Human Resources (HR)
- Patient Care and Management (PC)
- Product Safety (PS)
- Patient Records (PR)
- Performance Management and Improvement (PM)
- Facility Safety and Management (FS)
- Claims and Billing Compliance (CB)
- Patient Care Accreditation Pre-Application Checklist
- Resources
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Patient Care Facility Accreditation Guide
October 2026
Resources
As part of ABC’s commitment to value, ABC offers tools to help facilities comply with ABC and Medicare Standards.
- Custom Standards Tool — identifies Standards applicable to the devices/items provided.
- Compliance Kit — available to accredited facilities and applicants; includes quarterly compliance emails and an online Resource Pack with sample forms, templates, checklists and articles available for you to review, use and modify to fit your facility’s needse.
- Facilities Annual Review Checklist — provides an overview of standards requiring annual or routine tasks.
- Webinar Library — seminars covering accreditation preparation and patient-care documentation.
- Podcast Library — Credcast episodes covering accreditation topics, surveyor insights, and O&P topics.
- Top 10 Overlooked Items — highlights items often overlooked when preparing for survey.
- What to Expect During Your ABC Onsite Survey — explains the survey process.
- Online FAQs — addresses common accreditation questions.
- Additional Resources — includes discounts and other value-added resources.
Medicare Resources
Contact Medicare directly for information about CMS standards and resources.
Additional Information
The page also provides information regarding HITECH and the transition of certain federal excluded-party search capabilities to the System for Award Management (SAM).
